癫痫

癲癇

diānxián

noun #7,090

Meanings

1 epilepsy

Characters

insane; epilepsy

Examples

HSK 5

癫痫可以通过药物控制。

Diānxián kěyǐ tōngguò yàowù kòngzhì.

Epilepsy can be controlled with medication.

HSK 7-9

他患有癫痫。

Tā huànyǒu diānxián.

He has epilepsy.

Tips

memory

Both characters share the 疒 (illness) radical, signaling this is a medical condition. 癫 relates to madness/seizure, 痫 specifically means epilepsy.

Stroke Order

癫 diān

痫 xián